Exam 11: Occupational Health Psychology

Engagement in universal precautions is affected by

What is the best approach for preventing accidents?

Recently Mary' job performance has been declining and she is developing feelings of emotional exhaustion and fatigue,she has begun to be hostile towards her co-workers and recently had a "blow-up" with one of her long time clients.I/O psychologists might argue that Mary is experiencing

Which of the following statements about the use of alcohol as coping is TRUE?

When is working in excess of 48 hours per week related to health problems?

Which of the following statements regarding the effects of noise in the workplace is FALSE?

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)is associated with exposure to this stressor.

Burnout may be considered a type of

People who work with the public are at greater risk for:

____ is the perception by employees that co-workers and supervisors engage in self-serving behavior in which they put their own interests above those of the organization and other people.

Many teachers in community colleges in Florida are supposed to grade 5,000 words of writing from each of 150+ students in each semester.This is simply too much for them to do.That is,the___________ is very high.

Schedules that allow workers to determine,at least in part,the hours of the day that they work are called _________ schedules.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of longer work shifts such as the 4 day 10 hour shift?

In the United States,the _________ is charged with seeing that workplace safeguards are used to protect workers.

Which of the following is an important difficulty associated with longer work shifts?

Which of the following is NOT true of long shifts?

What type of job stressor is likely to be present when two supervisors send conflicting instructions to the same employee?

Allan is unsure of the expectations of his new job.He is most likely experiencing which of the following?

In research on burnout,___________ is the feeling of tiredness and fatigue at work.

Jackie has heard rumors that there is to be a downsizing in her department at New Millennium Enterprises.She realizes that she was the last one hired in the department and begins to worry about the security of her job.She begins to experience anxiety.Which category of job strain is she experiencing?